Investments
167Portfolio Exits
9Funds
3Partners & Customers
1Service Providers
1About Sony Innovation Fund
Sony Innovation Fund is a corporate venture capital fund of Sony. It invests in companies operating in the business and consumer products and services, financial services, energy and healthcare sectors. The company was founded in Tokyo, Japan.
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Latest Sony Innovation Fund News
May 29, 2023
London-based Quantum Motion, a quantum computing scale-up, announced on Wednesday, May 24, that it has gained the support of prominent investor Sony Innovation Fund. The Sony Innovation Fund has decided to participate in the second close of the company’s funding round announced in February 2023. This funding round has already secured over £42M in equity funding from renowned quantum and technology investors worldwide.
Sony Innovation Fund Investments
167 Investments
Sony Innovation Fund has made 167 investments. Their latest investment was in Quantum Motion as part of their Series B - II on May 5, 2023.
Sony Innovation Fund Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/24/2023 | Series B - II | Quantum Motion | Yes | 3 | ||
5/23/2023 | Series B - III | mazrica | $7.21M | Yes | 3 | |
5/23/2023 | Series E - II | Hacobu | No | Archetype Ventures, Emellience Partners, IDATEN Ventures, Mitsubishi Logistics, Sony Innovation Fund, Spiral Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | 2 | |
5/22/2023 | Seed VC | |||||
5/17/2023 | Series D |
Date | 5/24/2023 | 5/23/2023 | 5/23/2023 | 5/22/2023 | 5/17/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series B - II | Series B - III | Series E - II | Seed VC | Series D |
Company | Quantum Motion | mazrica | Hacobu | ||
Amount | $7.21M | ||||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | Archetype Ventures, Emellience Partners, IDATEN Ventures, Mitsubishi Logistics, Sony Innovation Fund, Spiral Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Sony Innovation Fund Portfolio Exits
9 Portfolio Exits
Sony Innovation Fund has 9 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was StrongArm Technologies on May 05, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/5/2023 | Acq - Fin | Undisclosed Private Equity Investors | 2 | ||
Date | 5/5/2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acq - Fin | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Undisclosed Private Equity Investors | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Sony Innovation Fund Fund History
3 Fund Histories
Sony Innovation Fund has 3 funds, including Sony Innovation Fund 3 L.P..
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/20/2023 | Sony Innovation Fund 3 L.P. | $204.17M | 1 | ||
7/31/2016 | Sony Innovation Fund | ||||
Innovation Growth Fund |
Closing Date | 1/20/2023 | 7/31/2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Sony Innovation Fund 3 L.P. | Sony Innovation Fund | Innovation Growth Fund |
Fund Type | |||
Status | |||
Amount | $204.17M | ||
Sources | 1 |
Sony Innovation Fund Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Sony Innovation Fund has 1 strategic partners and customers. Sony Innovation Fund recently partnered with Activ Surgical on October 10, 2019.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/29/2019 | Partner | United States |
Date | 10/29/2019 |
|---|---|
Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | |
Sources |
Sony Innovation Fund Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Sony Innovation Fund has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Commercial Bank |
Service Provider | |
|---|---|
Associated Rounds | |
Provider Type | Commercial Bank |
Service Type |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Sony Innovation Fund Team
3 Team Members
Sony Innovation Fund has 3 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Gen Tsuchikawa.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Gen Tsuchikawa | Innovation Growth Ventures, Sony, Sony Mobile, sony electronics, and Merrill | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer | Current |
Name | Gen Tsuchikawa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Innovation Growth Ventures, Sony, Sony Mobile, sony electronics, and Merrill | ||
Title | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer | ||
Status | Current |
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